Shares in medical technology group ResMed - which makes sleep disorder equipment - climbed 16 cents, or more than three per cent, to $5.26 after it announced a six per cent rise in third quarter earnings.

Telstra added one cent to $5.18.

KEY FACTS

* At the close on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 13.2 points, or 0.24 per cent, to 5,531.

* The broader All Ordinaries index was up 13.3 points, or 0.24 per cent, at 5,515.5.

* On the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was 14 points higher at 5,523, with 20,578 contracts traded.

* The price of gold in Sydney was $US1,286.35, up $US2.08 on Wednesday's closing price of $US1,284.27.